CaneSport.com Staff
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI OFFICIAL VISITORS
Weekend of Jan. 27
Note that this is not an official list. There can be surprise visitors, and some expected visitors may change their plans. Stay tuned to CaneSport.com as visits wrap up Sunday for all the news from the weekend.

The Skinny: Berry is a solid Cane commitment and must spend the weekend making sure his teammate who is on the fence -- WR Deonte Thompson -- has a great time in Miami. If Berry can help the Canes land his big cousin it would be huge for this UM class.

The Skinny: This will be the only visit for this Hurricane commitment, and his big task at UM in the eyes of many will be if he can help sway teammate and close friend Major Wright to the Canes. If that happens Hankerson's visit will be a major success.

The Skinny: Perry made waves when he decommitted from Nebraska to Miami earlier this week (yes, he was a Cane commitment even earlier). His visit is a mere formality. He will be a Cane.

Chris Summers
Jacksonville (FL) Ribault
WR ranking: NR

Level of Interest: Medium/High

The Skinny: This soft Louisville commitment may flip-flop if coach Randy Shannon offers him a scholarship at the end of his Hurricane visit. At 6-foot-6 he's got plenty of upside, but his speed is a concern. He ran a 5.0 time at the Nike Combine and has been timed by his coach in the 4.6-4.7 range.

The Skinny: Along with Major Wright, Thompson is a huge priority in this recruiting class. He must have a tremendous visit this weekend for the Canes to land him, but there is certainly a chance he winds up at UM. Miami must sell him on his chance for significant immediate playing time, and Patrick Nix and Marquis Mosely must spend every waking hour showing Thompson lots of love.

The Skinny: The Hurricanes have a lot of ground they need to make up if they want to land Wright. He is a major priority for this class but it will take a perfect visit for the Canes to have a realistic chance of landing him.

Thanks my n*gga, also Cane fans I just read that the coaches told a QB there not recruiting a second QB this year, which would make me believe Marve is a silent commit. I really hope its true, Marve is the real deal and outside of Clausen he would be my number 1 choice out of any QB. You dont put up those numbers in that state and not be a straight G

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Jacksonville (Fla.) Ribault High School WR Chris Summers took his Miami visit this weekend.

And, even though he's a Louisville commitment, he left feeling good about the chances he'll wind up a Cane.

"There's a great chance I'll wind up there," he said. "They're leading by a little bit."

Summers says he wants to talk things over with his parents tonight before making a final decision.

He says he won't publicly announce anything until signing day.

"I want to take everyone by surprise what I'm going to do," he says.

One potential obstacle to him being a Cane: The 6-foot-6, 200-pounder wants to be a wide receiver in college, which is the position Louisville is recruiting him to play.

But Miami coaches told him this weekend that they want him at tight end.

"That's something I have to think about, because I want to play wide receiver," he said.

Of his overall take on the visit, Summers said, "It went pretty well. I liked the campus, everything around.

"I talked to coach (Randy) Shannon last night. He asked what I thought, said don't let anyone pressure you in what school you go to. Go where you want to go."

Summers says one of his highlights of the visit was "seeing the new jerseys they're going to wear."

Summers says he hasn't received an official scholarship offer letter from Miami yet but says his understanding is he has an offer.

"Coach Shannon told me they really want me to come to their school," Summers said. "He said go home and talk to my parents.

"I'm committed to Louisville, but that could change."

Summers spoke more about the visit:

"Friday we got here, went to the athletic department, talked to coach Shannon, had lunch, took a tour of the campus," he said. "We went out afterward with the players. My host was Dajleon Farr - he's pretty funny, I liked him.

"Yesterday we went to the (players') apartments and saw how they are, then went to lunch and came to the hotel. Then we went to South Beach a little while, had dinner with the coaches. Then we went out with the players again."

Asked to rate the visit, Summers said, "I'd give it a 9 or 10. I really liked it."

* Berry said that expected visitors Taurus McKinley and Leonard Hankerson did not take their visits this weekend. Berry, who is teammates with McKinley, says the Belle Glades WR expects to take his official visit this coming weekend.

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Coffeeville (MS) High School RB Lee Chambers arrived at Miami as a Mississippi State commitment.

After returning from the UM visit he was asked if he's still a Mississippi State commitment.

His answer?

"Right now I don't know what to think," he said. "I won't know until signing day."

He says the Hurricanes "have a good chance," and says he's down to UM, Mississippi State and Alabama.

The reason the Canes remain in the mix is a visit that he called "great."

"I have to give it a 10," he said. "The weather was good, I hung out with the players. I just liked seeing all the different parts of Miami."

There were a couple of firsts for Chambers on the visit.

He had never before been in an airplane, and he'd never seen the ocean.

"This was my first time on a plane -- I was nervous when we hit the air bubbles in the sky that made the plane shake, but otherwise it was okay," he said. "At the beach I took my shoes off and walked in the sand. I said `I can spend a lot of my days down here just relaxing.'"

Chambers met with coach Randy Shannon last night because he had an early-morning flight today.

"They see me as not just a running back, but an all-purpose back who can do kickoff and punt returns, line up in the slot, do it all -- catch the ball out of the backfield," Chambers said.

Chambers says Hurricane commitments on the visit were pushing for him to join them at UM.

"I hung out with Chris Perry a lot -- he's a comedian, just funny in general," Chambers said. "He was trying to get me to come to Miami. All the commitments kept asking me every time we'd see something spectacular, `Have you made your mind up yet?'"

* Chambers was hosted by Javarris James.

"He's a cool, down to earth guy," Chambers said.

* Chambers took the visit with his high school coach, David Baughman.

"I really wanted him to take this visit and give him an opportunity to see some things he hadn't gotten to see before," Baughman said. "It went really well."

Baughman is helping guide Chambers in his college decision.

"No. 1 first and foremost is his education," Baughman said of what he would like to see in a college for Chambers. "If he goes to Miami or wherever, getting a quality education is important. And No. 2, he has aspirations of playing in the league someday. What better place to do that than at Miami?"

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Simpsonville (SC) Southside Christian Schools WR and Hurricane commitment Daniel Adderley took his official visit to Miami this weekend.

He had committed sight unseen, so this was his first time at UM.

"It was awesome," he said. "I really enjoyed it. It was what I expected and a lot more - just the campus was really nice, the way the staff treated us, it was pretty welcoming. They took good care of us."

Adderley says he is not taking a visit next weekend and that it's a done deal he'll be a Hurricane.

"A lot of the players seemed to be pretty happy about me committing, are looking forward to me coming in as a freshman and helping them out any way I can," the 6-foot-6, 215-pounder said.

Adderley and his parents met with coach Randy Shannon last night - Adderley had an early flight this morning.

"We talked a little bit, it was good to get to know him," Adderley said. "My parents got all their questions answered. He just wants me to come down there and work hard like everyone else, see how I progress."

Adderley's host was H-back Chris Zellner.

"He showed me around, told me about the university," Adderley said. "He's a pretty cool guy. I met a lot of good teammates while I was down there.

"Ian Symonette I knew from (growing up in) the Bahamas - I got to talk to him a little bit. I asked him how it was at Miami and he told me some good things, how it'll be for me as a freshman and all that."

The highlight of the visit?

"Just hanging out with the players and seeing the campus," Adderley said. "That's what I was most interested in. Yes, South Beach was cool, but I really liked the campus and facilities and seeing where I'll be devoting the next four years of my life to. I enjoyed that a lot."

Adderley spent some time with coach Marquis Mosely on Saturday (he said, to his knowledge, new offensive coordinator Patrick Nix was not on campus).

"We just met with coach Mosely and he talked about the kind of coach he is going to be and he was real straightforward," Adderley said. "I really appreciated that he doesn't beat around the bush, is into discipline. That's what I like. He said what he expects from us a little bit, talked about his coaching style, the way he views football and how he takes care of his players. He devotes a lot of his time to us and I found that pretty cool."

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Pace High School DB Demarcus VanDyke says he's planning a "signing day shocker."

But that's about all he'll say.

"I'm not doing any more interviews until then," he says.

It appears to be a Miami-Florida battle. Most recently he was a UF commitment, decommitting from Miami before saying he'd be a Gator.

So which side will he wind up on Feb. 7?

It appears he knows, but he's not saying.

What is known: He's a heck of a prospect.

The 6-foot-1, 170-pounder who has 4.4-second speed finished his senior season with 56 tackles and seven interceptions (one returned for a touchdown). He also caught 21 passes for 417 yards.

As a junior he had 12 passes broken up, four interceptions and two kickoff returns for touchdowns. He played receiver sparingly that year and had eight receptions for 197 yards.

"He has the height that everyone's looking for along with the athleticism and speed," Pace coach Joe Zaccheo said. "He has the combination you rarely find, all the traits that lead to great corner -- height, speed, athleticism and toughness. I think he's one of the best we've produced. He reminds me of (former Cane) Mo Sikes' mentality but with more speed and bigger size. This kid's 6-1 and has the potential to get thick. He's still growing. He's quick and has a better understanding of football than a lot of the kids that have come out in recent years."